Nitric oxide is not increased in alcoholic brain

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 551-553

  Neiman, Jack ^a,c   Benthin, Gunther ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Finnigan MAT AB   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030831090     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008295     Document Type: Article

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